A recent trend in phishing attacks has been to use the victims OneDrive account to upload malicious content to, and then send out emails to contacts the victim has exchanged emails with before, and to use the same subject line,…Read more →
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Kaspersky anti-malware discount for staff and students
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Plymouth University in partnership with Kaspersky software offer half price anti-malware software for your home use! Please remember: no operating system or computer (be it a laptop, desktop, tablet or smart phone) is immune to malware. It is recommended that…
What exactly is malware?
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What does Malware mean? Malware, short for malicious software, is a piece of code considered to be annoying or harmful that tries to infect a computer, phone or tablet. Hackers use malware for a variety of illegal purposes, most of…
Information Security Week
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Monday 31st October through to Friday 4th November is the first Information Security Awareness week at Plymouth University. The Enterprise Security team have been busy preparing materials focussing on a series of topics that can affect everyone and their use…
Ransomware as a Service
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For decades, cyber criminals have been developing malware with the main purpose of extorting money out of people and organisations. The latest development within this fast-growing scene is the arrival of ransomware as a service, or abbreviated as RaaS. Before…
External use of Plymouth University account credentials
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Plymouth University provide Single Sign On (SSO) to allow access to University approved resources without having to keep typing in your username and password; some of these resources include: Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Outlook Web Access (online email) Library System…
Plymouth University’s Phishing Line is cast out to support our end users
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The University receives (on average, based on figures from July 2014 up until January 2015) 305,000 email messages every day, the first line of defence is our mailhubs that filter out approximately 80% of all incoming email – due to…
Beware of the Phishing Emails!
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The university mail systems are constantly bombarded by Spam and Phishing (aimed at emails discovering user account details by clicking constructed links) in emails, the majority of these messages are either deleted or marked as such before being sent to…
Cybercrime – Keep yourself protected
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Thanks to a global initiative by the National Crime Agency, the FBI and other security organisations a temporary reprieve from the GoZeus and CryptoLocker malware applications has been provided. The clock is already ticking before the next global attack is…
S&A in the News
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Plymouth University eliminates downtime with network monitoring: http://www.networkingplus.co.uk/news-details?itemid=254